"I've been a nomad for 7 years and had a couple good friends that I meet in different countries. I'm blown away by how fast the Zuzalu community has become integrated, and integral, to my life and soul."
"LottoPGF v1 just launched! To start using it you can check the docs (docs.lottopgf.org) or use this decentralised launcher and player frontend: ottoslottos.eth.limo.
If you just want to try your luck and support an upcoming popup city you can play ETHiopia’s lottery on: https://eth-iopia.xyz/lotto
Happy New Year from Otto 🐸"
"2024 will be remembered as a growth year in my books. I'm particularly proud of myself for becoming a PhD candidate in ZK <3 Thank you 2024, looking forward to 2025 🙏"
"A ZK community just ran their own $500 prize on viaPrize without any assistance from our team! We are thrilled to see the platform reach a point of autonomous use. In our journey making viaPrize easier to use, we learned to let customers pay with credit card and forward those payments to the business as crypto. We now offer this as a service at normie.tech! On to the next adventure :)"
"Castalia, a DeSci-focused pop-up city, took over Mexico this Nov/Dec. The event focused on onboarding normie scientists, connecting with local web3 communities, and hacking on DeSci projects. Highlights included Plague Hunt (Pokémon Go but for diseased trees🤔), a Christmas Posada and of course the tacos! There will be a bigger event in Mexico in Q3—join the TG to stay updated: https://t.me/CastaliaCity"
"In 2024, Zuitzerland has blossomed from an idea into a bold experiment for a permanent network state and society sandbox, inspired by Switzerland's 700-year history of decentralization. In September, we gathered 35+ governance pioneers for 10 days in Interlaken to co-design Zuitzerland’s next steps, shaping a vision for a frontier governance sandbox in Switzerland. Just before Christmas, we secured (🤞) our permanent village location, setting the stage for our first full-scale event in 2025.
Zuitzerland 2025 will be focused on seeding long-term communities and bringing Zuitzerland’s longer-term vision to life with our residents. Curious about what’s next? Join our X Space this Friday at 6 PM UTC, where we’ll share what Zuitzerland 2025 holds and how you can be part of this journey!"
"ZuTech day was a special moment spanning the many pop up experiments in Chiang Mai this fall. Builders across the archipelago came together to discuss open source and decentralization software values, and opinions and ideas proliferated on both the abstract and technical levels. As many of us collaborate on projects remotely, this no-gadget IRL day was a unique opportunity to connect face to face with friends and colleagues we've gotten to know over the past years in the Zuzalu technology ecosystem."
"I like where this is going."
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📣 Previous Townhalls 📣
December Zuzalu Community Townhall: Video Recording & AI Notes
December Zuzalu Software Townhall: Blog & Audio Recording